Use community (meaning neighborhood) leaders to provide information to their network and use existing organization leadership that is working with lower income populations already to provide information;

Need information on programs that are most applicable and useable to the population in common language and in multiple languages – certainly at least Spanish; there may be others such as Portuguese that need to be considered as well. They don’t need jargon or bureaucratic terms – need to be straightforward and pretty simple.

The next Working Cities Wednesday will be held on Wednesday, July 26 at 5:30 pm at the Berkshire Dream Center, 475 Tyler Street.

Sharon adds a card to the Working Cities Marketplace.Jetta and Zachery play on the playground.Residents discuss homelessness and housing in Pittsfield.Elisa and Paul look up for a photo while discussing youth programs.